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Buffalo @ Houston

Current Records: Buffalo 10-6; Houston 10-6

How To Watch

• When: Saturday at 4:35 p.m. ET
• Where: NRG Stadium -- Houston, Texas
• TV: ABC
• Follow: CBS Sports App

What to Know

The Houston Texans will duke it out with the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the playoffs on Saturday at NRG Stadium at 4:35 p.m. ET. The matchup is expected to be a close one, with Houston going off at just a 2.5-point favorite.

Houston has to be hurting after a devastating 35-14 defeat at the hands of the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. No one had a big game offensively for the Texans, but they got one touchdown from RB Duke Johnson.

Meanwhile, Buffalo came up short against the New York Jets on Sunday, falling 13-6. QB Matt Barkley had a pretty forgettable game, throwing two interceptions and fumbling the ball once.

The losses put Houston at 10-6 and Buffalo at 10-6. A couple defensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: The Texans are stumbling into the game with the fourth-most passing yards allowed per game in the league, having given up 280.7 on average. To make matters even worse for the Texans, the Bills enter the contest with only 15 passing touchdowns allowed, good for second-best in the NFL. Look for both offensives to try attacking early to give their own defense a break.

Odds

The Texans are a slight 2.5-point favorite against the Bills, according to the latest NFL odds.

Over/Under: 42

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Series History

Houston and Buffalo both have one win in their last two games.

• Oct 14, 2018 - Houston 20 vs. Buffalo 13
• Dec 06, 2015 - Buffalo 30 vs. Houston 21

The NFL's Wild Card weekend kicks off Saturday afternoon with a pair of 10-6 teams. The Buffalo Bills finished two games behind the New England Patriots in the AFC East and are the No. 5 seed in the AFC playoffs as one of the two Wild Card teams. The Houston Texans are the 4 seed after winning the AFC South by one game over the Tennessee Titans (who grabbed the AFC's other Wild Card birth).

Led by third-year quarterback Deshaun Watson and star wideout DeAndre Hopkins, the Texans will face a stout Bills defense, which allowed the third-fewest yards this season. The Texans' own defense will get a spark with the return of former defensive player of the year JJ Watt, who has been out since October with a torn pectoral muscle. Watt's pass-rushing ability will be needed to help contain the Bills' second-year quarterback Josh Allen, who possesses a rocket arm and rare running ability. The Texans are a 2.5-point favorite at home.